[Ctags] Can't use .ctags file

[Saar M. <SAARMA@Amdocs.com>]

Hi,
Just installed the new 5.5 ver.
I have created the ~/.ctags file with:
--append=yes
-f  ~saarma/bin/vim61/ctags-5.5/tags
But when trying to run ctags, I get the error:
ctags: No files specified. Try "ctags --help".

ne1 idea?